Extra $810,000 to backburn across NSW

AN extra $810,000 has been pumped into hazard reduction and fire trail maintenance projects across NSW in preparation for the bushfire season.

The money, announced on Friday, will go towards a number of projects, including mechanical hazard reduction and maintenance of fire trails on crown reserves.

The work will take place between Helensburgh on the south coast and Coffs Harbour on the mid-north coast.

"This funding has come at a crucial time as we move into another summer bushfire season - and follows in the wake of the devastating NSW bushfires in October," Acting NSW Premier Andrew Stoner said in a statement on Friday.